As of January 2023, the oldest amusement park operating in the same location in the United States was Lake Compounce, located in Bristol, Connecticut, which was opened in 1846. Meanwhile, Cedar Point and Six Flags New England, located respectively in Ohio and Massachusetts, were both opened in 1870, making them the joint-second oldest amusement parks.
Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation
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National Amusement Park Historical Association. (January 10, 2023). Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. (2023). Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest Amusement Parks in The United States as of January 2023, by Year of First Operation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/
National Amusement Park Historical Association, Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of January 2023, by year of first operation [Graph], National Amusement Park Historical Association, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/